I'll consider Darko a solid contributor when he actually becomes a solid contributor. How many coaches have to bench this guy before he stops getting the benefit of the doubt?

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Maybe our collective obsession of granting Darko the benefit of the doubt comes from the fact that most of the roster that won the ship in '04 was existing of players that actually got benched or underrated until they were formed to a group that won it all.

I'll consider Darko a solid contributor when he actually becomes a solid contributor. How many coaches have to bench this guy before he stops getting the benefit of the doubt?

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darko hasn't truly been given a chance by any of those coaches who've "benched" him. 2 out of 3 of those coaches were fired the year after the job they did with developing darko. i watched lots of orlando games darko outplayed tony battie on a regular basis. so this showed me it was the coach and not darko.

which solid contributor did orlando go to in the 4th in game 4 of the playoffs??
dwight howard??? no
tony battie?? no
grant hill?? no

orlando went to darko milicic. i think that coach was trying to save his job.

Do you think the Grizzlies will be smart enough to run their entire offense through Darko?

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the griz should run the offense through pau gasol. i do however think darko should get plenty of shots. i haven't seen the new grizzlies offense yet but i'm sure it won't be like orlando's slowdown and drop it in the post to a guy with no post moves offense. i said orlando should run it through darko because darko is a better fit for that style than dwight "turnover" howard.

Maybe our collective obsession of granting Darko the benefit of the doubt comes from the fact that most of the roster that won the ship in '04 was existing of players that actually got benched or underrated until they were formed to a group that won it all.

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Now that is one of the most intelligent things I have read from the pro-Darko side in quite some time. An argument that is plausible and makes sense.

October 3, 2007
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Orlando Magic forward Tony Battie will undergo rotator cuff surgery likely to end his season, the team said Wednesday.

With the 6-foot-10 Battie out, offseason acquisition Adonal Foyle and rookie Marcin Gortat could be called to fill the post beside Howard. Gortat was drafted in 2005 but has stayed overseas, playing only in the NBA summer league.